again.”
“Have a good night Emily.”
I watched him get into his BMW, and
drive away. I let out a sigh and went inside the building. I had a
great time with Grant, but was it anything more than sexual
attraction? Jumping his bones would be great but was that all he
was about?
The word “more” popped into my head. I
wanted to feel more, see more, and have more. I wanted it all, and
wasn’t sure Grant could give it to me.
Eight
When Jake woke Sunday
morning Kandie was already gone, she knew about his “no women
staying the night” rule, and Jake made it very clear that no one
would ever stay the
night with him. He had known her for several years, shared many
nights of mind blowing pleasure with her, but even so, he never
felt comfortable having her stay the night. It wasn’t that he
wouldn’t like to have a nice warm body to cuddle up to; he just
hadn’t found someone worthy of it yet. Jake wondered when he might
finally meet someone deserving of the honor.
He wanted a woman that he could pull
close after making love, and wake with her next to him, while their
limbs intertwined to keep each other safe. There were many women
who waltzed through his life and bed, but he still had yet to find
one that danced into his heart and stayed.
He decided against his morning jog,
Kandie had worked him over last night and his muscles were feeling
the burn. She took pleasure from him in high doses, and gave plenty
in the form hardcore fucking. It was great for the night but
long-term? She wasn’t the one for that. She would probably just
move on to some other man willing to shell out the pleasure she
needed. He was done.
Once he showered, Jake opened the front
door and retrieved the Sunday Newspaper; he flipped through the
pages, and noticed an entire page spread on Emily’s event the
following weekend. In the center of the page was Emily herself
performing a ribbon cutting ceremony for an Outreach Center in
L.A.
She held a pair of giant novelty
scissors, while others gathered around for their place in the shot.
Her smile was luminescent as usual, and even though the photo was
in black and white print, she made it all seem colorful. Like her
natural glow shone through and lit up the page she was printed
on.
Jake remembered that he needed to give
Gabe a call about the invitation he needed, he reached for his
phone.
“Yo, Jake what’s up?” Gabe answered
cheerfully.
“Hey man, I just wanted to check and
see if you snagged an invite for me yet?”
“Yeah, got it right here, I’ll be at
your office around lunch tomorrow.”
“Great, thanks I really appreciate
it.”
Jake heard a female voice giggling in
the background. “Am I interrupting something”? He asked with a
slight smile.
Gabe let out a laugh “You know me,
can’t seem to shake the ladies.”
“When are you gonna stop messing around
and find a keeper?”
“Ha! A keeper? Yeah I’ll do that as
soon as you do Jake.”
“Someday a woman is gonna grab more
than your balls, and don’t come whining to me when it
happens.”
“Trust me Jake, that
will never happen.”
“Never say never Gabe, it will come
back to bite you in the ass.”
“Okay, well I need to go; Amy here has
been a very bad girl and needs a spanking.”
“Enjoy yourself, see you tomorrow.”
Jake disconnected the call.
Jake often felt like he was Gabe’s
babysitter, the man was twenty-nine, but acted like a horny
teenager all of the time. Gabe was a good guy; he just had his
priorities mixed up something awful. He was always there for Jake
though, no matter what he needed, and they were each other’s best
wingmen. Everyone needed a buddy like Gabe.
After spending most of the day watching
MSNBC, and checking emails, Jake was beat. The clock said it was
already eight p.m. so he headed to bed, wanting to rest up for the
busy Monday morning ahead.
The next morning Eliza greeted him as
always when he entered the office. “Good morning Mr.
Bradford.”
“Good morning
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